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the people whose homes got swept away by hurricane sandy. yes, the house republicans... ( cheers and applause ) ... somehow neglected to vote for $60 billion in hurricane aid. a move so ridiculous, even their own members were going after them >> there's only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims: the house majority and their speaker, john boehner >> i'm saying right now anyone from new york to new jersey who contributes one penny to congressional republicans is out of their minds because what they did was to stab in the back new yorkers and new jerseyians with absolute disgrace >> jon: wow, when peter king is calling you a disgrace. i'll say this. to kristie and king, by the end of the week... >> the house voted to approve more than $9 billion for flood insurance claims from hurricane sandy >> jon: see... wait a minute. you heard that right. $9 billion which is, as you may have noticed, not the $60 billion that the senate passed. the house decided to separate the $9.7 billion in flood insurance from the $61
the people whose homes got swept away by hurricane sandy. yes, the house republicans... ( cheers and applause ) ... somehow neglected to vote for $60 billion in hurricane aid. a move so ridiculous, even their own members were going after them >> there's only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims: the house majority and their speaker, john boehner >> i'm saying right now anyone from new york to new jersey who contributes one penny to congressional...
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and ryan also voted against relief for victims of hurricane sandy. by ryan's definition, if the government is rebuilding your destroyed home, you're a taker too. >> look, this is a straw man argument. the president said earlier that we had suspicions about medicare and taking care of the elderly and feeding poor children. when he sets up these straw men, to affix views to add ver sears that they don't have, to win the argument by default, it's not an honest debate. we want to have a safety net. a safety net that's there for the vulnerable, poor, for people who cannot help themselves. but we don't want to have a culture in this country that encouraging more dependency that saps and drains people of their ability to make the most of their lives. >> which part of the culture today is doing that? is part of this culture that you even benefited from after your father died. >> absolutely. >> so which part of the safety net culture is sapping america's opportunity right now? >> this is the point we keep making with benefits like food stamps, for example. th
and ryan also voted against relief for victims of hurricane sandy. by ryan's definition, if the government is rebuilding your destroyed home, you're a taker too. >> look, this is a straw man argument. the president said earlier that we had suspicions about medicare and taking care of the elderly and feeding poor children. when he sets up these straw men, to affix views to add ver sears that they don't have, to win the argument by default, it's not an honest debate. we want to have a...
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but what's been happening in the house in the last week or two with the sandy relief passing and also the deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, it really, those things had more democratic votes than republicans, and a lot of sensitive, you know, that happens to john boehner too many times his speakership could be in trouble. so my guess is it will come from the senate, but you've got zoe meeting quietly with a republican from florida talking about details they can bring back to their colleagues. i think actually this is one of these issues where people in both houses are going to want to take credit for being outfront on this issue. i think you're going to see a spate of bills coming forward. >> scott, this is a hot issue. lots of legislators as you mentioned are jumping on the bandwag bandwagon. the lawmakers you talked to in washington, how hopeful are they there will be a bipartisan deal reached this time around? immigration has been attempted before and it's failed. >> i think there is a lot of hope. as i said, the stars kind of are aligning on this, not only do you have republicans wil
but what's been happening in the house in the last week or two with the sandy relief passing and also the deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, it really, those things had more democratic votes than republicans, and a lot of sensitive, you know, that happens to john boehner too many times his speakership could be in trouble. so my guess is it will come from the senate, but you've got zoe meeting quietly with a republican from florida talking about details they can bring back to their colleagues. i...
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one million moms for gun control is a grassroots organization that was formed after the shooting at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut, which left 20 children and six educators dead. >>> in advertising banner meant to promote discount haircuts ended up cutting power to thousands of san francisco customers today when it fell from the sky and landed on some pg&e lines. here you can see the banner dangling from the power lines. witnesses say they saw it fall from the back of a small plane and land on the liens around noon. that normally busy intersection was shut down while crews dealt with the situation. >> i saw the plane banner carrying the plane circling. and the banner kind of flailing and drifting. >> power has been restored now to all of the customers affected in the south of market and china basin areas. >>> a veteran oakland police officer shot while on duty last night is expected to fully recover. police say the officer was respond a car crash at the intersection of east 12th and 48th avenue in the fruitvale district. as officers arrived on scene, one of drivers ran off. w
one million moms for gun control is a grassroots organization that was formed after the shooting at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut, which left 20 children and six educators dead. >>> in advertising banner meant to promote discount haircuts ended up cutting power to thousands of san francisco customers today when it fell from the sky and landed on some pg&e lines. here you can see the banner dangling from the power lines. witnesses say they saw it fall from the back of...
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it's called my sandy hook family.org. the site is a way the families feel comfortable about for people to learn about their loved ones and their children who were killed. like that jessica rico loved killer whales or that dylan hockley thought that lightning was beautiful and he called it beautiful, the website directs you to the foundations and the causes that the families are supporting or that they have set up themselves to honor their lost child or their lost family member. one of the 6-year-olds lost, ben loved beatles songs, his parents never let him skip a page when they were reading a book and he was anxiously awaiting the loss of his first tooth. the goal is simply to help the kids of newtown heal from what happened in their town last year. the families of the victims are doing what they can to not only mediate their own interaction with the world that is so intensively concerned and interested and full of feeling about what happened but also to speak authoritatively with their own voice on their own terms in a w
it's called my sandy hook family.org. the site is a way the families feel comfortable about for people to learn about their loved ones and their children who were killed. like that jessica rico loved killer whales or that dylan hockley thought that lightning was beautiful and he called it beautiful, the website directs you to the foundations and the causes that the families are supporting or that they have set up themselves to honor their lost child or their lost family member. one of the...
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. >> chris christie blasting on the sandy relief bill. i will tell you how that could happen. >>>. >> from the cliff to the debt ceiling. at least we have o will have stuff to get us through months ahead. a few house keeping notes to start with. the fiscal whatever you want to call it is done, we can retire the wheel of misfortune for good and keep this. >> stop the insanity! >> we didn't use that enough last year, but we will in 13. here's where we stand. the house approved the plan to get us through this month, but it is something we will remember maybe forever. the mismoves and the finger-pointing are everywhere and we begin with luke russert who was there for it all. i feel like i have been watching the same thing happen for two years since john boehner became the speaker. one deadline after another and has very little wiggle room. it makes his own members so unhappy. the vote for speaker for the next two years is tomorrow. does he even want this job anymore? >> it's a fair question after the hammering he has taken from folks in his o
. >> chris christie blasting on the sandy relief bill. i will tell you how that could happen. >>>. >> from the cliff to the debt ceiling. at least we have o will have stuff to get us through months ahead. a few house keeping notes to start with. the fiscal whatever you want to call it is done, we can retire the wheel of misfortune for good and keep this. >> stop the insanity! >> we didn't use that enough last year, but we will in 13. here's where we stand. the...
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we live in sandy hook. our older son nate, soon to be ten years old is a fourth grader at sandy hook elementary school. our younger son, ben, age 6, was murdered in his first grade classroom on december 14th. >> we're never going to stop being ben's parents and that's complemented and made difficult by being the best parents we can be for nate, who has his own journey. >> yeah, he -- nate said right after ben died, he said, this is tough. but he said, you promised you would protect us. >> yeah. >> and i did promise him that. >> sure. >> you know? so what do i say to him? i can't change what happened. i know it wasn't our fault. we just sent him to school, but i'll do whatever i can to help protect nate and protect ben's spirit. >> david and francine wheeler. david and francine, thank you both for being here. thank you both for being here. we are coming up on one year since it happened, and i can't imagine that it was an easy decision to make yourselves publicly available again to talk about this as we come
we live in sandy hook. our older son nate, soon to be ten years old is a fourth grader at sandy hook elementary school. our younger son, ben, age 6, was murdered in his first grade classroom on december 14th. >> we're never going to stop being ben's parents and that's complemented and made difficult by being the best parents we can be for nate, who has his own journey. >> yeah, he -- nate said right after ben died, he said, this is tough. but he said, you promised you would protect...
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that includes a bill to help those effected by superstorm sandy. a package was passed last week by the senate, now lawmaker also have to start the process from scratch because legislation does not carry over from the last congress to this new one. for those hit hardest by the storm, the frustration was bipartisan. >> this congress is apparently leaving town without responding to that emergency. there's not one of us, not one of us in this congress that could not be in the same position. and i'm deeply disappointed, mr. speaker. and the people who have been damaged by sandy, including governor christie, a republican, and governor cuomo, a democrat, should be deeply disappointed and, yes, angry. >> we have a moral obligation to hold this vote. the people are out of their homes. the people who are cold. the people without food. the people who lost their jobs. they don't have time to wait. >> to ignore it, to ignore the plight of millions of american citizens, unprecedented, they should reconsider or hang their heads in shame. >> for us in the northeas
that includes a bill to help those effected by superstorm sandy. a package was passed last week by the senate, now lawmaker also have to start the process from scratch because legislation does not carry over from the last congress to this new one. for those hit hardest by the storm, the frustration was bipartisan. >> this congress is apparently leaving town without responding to that emergency. there's not one of us, not one of us in this congress that could not be in the same position....
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. >> congressman paul ryan, catching a lot of flack for voting no on the superstorm sandy relief money, in a statement, he said unfortunately washington's legislative response fails on both counts, it refuses to distinguish or even prioritize disaster relief over pork spending. dave, good to see you. that scaled down bill, it passed 354 to 67, all of the no votes came from republicans, many said they were concerned about extra unnecessary spending, for instance, $150 million for fisheries in alaska, and museum roofs in washington, a hospital in vermont. what is going on here that vote total is significant. after hurricane katrina, there was ten no votes for a bigger package. this that was passed, after being umill 80ed by chris christie, was just adding money back to the flash flood plan. not the big plan they complained about. every time spending comes up, there will be a massive fight with a larger than ever group of republicans willing to take the party to an embarassing position, this is a bill where by congressional standards. there was way too much pork in the bill. >> not really
. >> congressman paul ryan, catching a lot of flack for voting no on the superstorm sandy relief money, in a statement, he said unfortunately washington's legislative response fails on both counts, it refuses to distinguish or even prioritize disaster relief over pork spending. dave, good to see you. that scaled down bill, it passed 354 to 67, all of the no votes came from republicans, many said they were concerned about extra unnecessary spending, for instance, $150 million for fisheries...
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sales for this type of gun have skyrocketed since the sandy hook shooting. this weekend the gop's most rabid conservatives will gather for cpac. for brett ehrlich that means the potential for comedic gold. everybody calm down brett is talking now. >> it's cpac eve. it's like christmas eve except there's no war on cpac yet. what are you going to wear? before you answer that you might want to check out this pdf that has been circulating. it's an ill stating rundown of
sales for this type of gun have skyrocketed since the sandy hook shooting. this weekend the gop's most rabid conservatives will gather for cpac. for brett ehrlich that means the potential for comedic gold. everybody calm down brett is talking now. >> it's cpac eve. it's like christmas eve except there's no war on cpac yet. what are you going to wear? before you answer that you might want to check out this pdf that has been circulating. it's an ill stating rundown of
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you throw what they did with hurricane sandy or didn't do with hurricane sandy, they are really at a low point, but my guess is they will start moving back upward politically speaking, because they are just on stronger ground. that said, i think john boehner has had permanent damage done to him by the failure to pass plan b, the way he was ultimately kind of on the sidelines of the negotiations. winners, two, joe biden and mitch mcconnell, proving as they did with the debt ceiling and in 2010 with the bush tax cuts, they know how to get things done. >> luke, let's talk first about the breakdown of the vote. in the house vote last night, only 85 republicans voted for this deal. the speaker, as you pointed out last night, showed some guts in actually voting for it. >> speakers ordinarily don't necessarily vote. sometimes they vote on big bills, but especially with this big vote where he knew cantor and mccarthy were going to vote against it. he made a decision he should be on the yes side of this, for whatever reason, for conversations i've had, look, he wanted to be out in front to te
you throw what they did with hurricane sandy or didn't do with hurricane sandy, they are really at a low point, but my guess is they will start moving back upward politically speaking, because they are just on stronger ground. that said, i think john boehner has had permanent damage done to him by the failure to pass plan b, the way he was ultimately kind of on the sidelines of the negotiations. winners, two, joe biden and mitch mcconnell, proving as they did with the debt ceiling and in 2010...
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ryan is among 179 republicans who voted no on sandy relief. the second such vote he's made in as many weeks. joining us now is professor michael eric dyson who is also an msnbc political analyst. professor dyson, i want to hear your views of paul ryan in a moment, but first, you heard the president's proposals for violence -- action on gun violence. and he said this is our first task, to keep our children safe. this is how we will be judged. but although he believes that, sir, how does he persuade congress that the same is true for them? >> well, you know, first of all it was a heroic gesture and a rightful gesture made by the highest political office in the land to suggest that our children are our most precious commodity and our precious future. and he wants congress to act. he also asked the american people to put pressure on congress. so he understood that without the will of the american people being exercised to articulate to congress the necessity of passing this kind of legislation, he knows that it will be an empty promise. so i think
ryan is among 179 republicans who voted no on sandy relief. the second such vote he's made in as many weeks. joining us now is professor michael eric dyson who is also an msnbc political analyst. professor dyson, i want to hear your views of paul ryan in a moment, but first, you heard the president's proposals for violence -- action on gun violence. and he said this is our first task, to keep our children safe. this is how we will be judged. but although he believes that, sir, how does he...
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sandy hook school, please. there was also a phone call from a schoolteacher holed up in a classroom with her students. she reported hearing shots in the hallway. the dispatcher, in a very calm manner told her to keep everybody calm. keep everybody down. get everybody away from the windows, okay. one of the first calls also came from custodian rick thorn who told the dispatcher that he hurd the glass in the front of the building being shut out. the dispatcher asked him if he could hear anything else. i keep hearing shooting, i keep hearing popping. more phone calls surging officers to respond. he was still on the phone when officers entered the school, approximately nine minutes after that first 911 call. the gunman adam lanza killed himself within minutes after officers arrived. too late to save 20 children, six educators or lanza's mother, whose body was found in her home. state prosecutors objected to the release of the 911 tapes but it was overruled by the state judge. >> we have more on the shooting at the
sandy hook school, please. there was also a phone call from a schoolteacher holed up in a classroom with her students. she reported hearing shots in the hallway. the dispatcher, in a very calm manner told her to keep everybody calm. keep everybody down. get everybody away from the windows, okay. one of the first calls also came from custodian rick thorn who told the dispatcher that he hurd the glass in the front of the building being shut out. the dispatcher asked him if he could hear anything...
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i agree with you on sandy and mayor bloomberg has been a real leader ever since. with the republican house, what can the president do to try to fight climate change? >> well, i think that he needs to take on -- there is a huge industry that is -- actively campaigning against climate change and actively sowing the seeds of skepticism when it comes to climate denial. they're very effective at that. those are people who pad their pockets with oil money. every time that we have winter, that somehow shows we're not having global warming right? because look, it snowed. and not knowing that the weather is not actually what climate is and being able to educate people as to the difference, but when you have these superstorms that are coming it doesn't matter if there was a cold day you know, we almost lost our biggest city. >> john: now we're having the storm of the century every other year. joe, last fall, al gore called on president obama to include a carbon tax in his fiscal cliff negotiations. that didn't happen. a lot of progressives were rooting for it. do you think
i agree with you on sandy and mayor bloomberg has been a real leader ever since. with the republican house, what can the president do to try to fight climate change? >> well, i think that he needs to take on -- there is a huge industry that is -- actively campaigning against climate change and actively sowing the seeds of skepticism when it comes to climate denial. they're very effective at that. those are people who pad their pockets with oil money. every time that we have winter, that...
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the aftermath of hurricane sandy has left many people repairing what is there and we know you are doing that and everybody is participating and the question is what i've been asked by a lot of local officials is there a possibility or are there plans to share with us not only repairs and some of the place is also to begin to prepare for the possibility of another hurricane sandy strengthening the environment if you will to deal with this over the future. >> this is sort of the core of the response and recovery to hurricane sandy. i serve as the secretary of interior task force under the direction of the secretary donovan so building could be called resilience into the systems is going to be the cornerstone and all of them are committed to that as we apply our farms. the national park service in particular has the funds that were provided from the supplemental from the congress. the first is in the recovery side, which is going back to reopening the statue of liberty and ellis island, rebuilding the box and access the boardwalks with gateway and all of those things of the damaged by hurr
the aftermath of hurricane sandy has left many people repairing what is there and we know you are doing that and everybody is participating and the question is what i've been asked by a lot of local officials is there a possibility or are there plans to share with us not only repairs and some of the place is also to begin to prepare for the possibility of another hurricane sandy strengthening the environment if you will to deal with this over the future. >> this is sort of the core of the...
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his response to the sandy hook shooting was a good one in terms of what he called for. within a year we were able to get legislation through congress and i think what we need now is some focus from this president d thceresi treac carocut des thotwith sides, if we can deal wi the countries in the middle east, certainly we can get the gun owners and the nra to realize that nobody wants dangerous people to have guns and there are steps we can take. >> the president and the white house when addressing this, they talk about addressing this in a holistic way. not just gun further restrictio on gun ownership but also, addressing the mental health system. talking to hollywood about the culture of violee. michael, at the whole picture, do you think president obama has done everything he can do in. >> look, i've sat with the president, the vice president during the time of talking to thousands of people in the white house about these issues. i know what is in this man's heart. i know what is in the president's heart. these men want to get this done. to the gentleman's point about
his response to the sandy hook shooting was a good one in terms of what he called for. within a year we were able to get legislation through congress and i think what we need now is some focus from this president d thceresi treac carocut des thotwith sides, if we can deal wi the countries in the middle east, certainly we can get the gun owners and the nra to realize that nobody wants dangerous people to have guns and there are steps we can take. >> the president and the white house when...
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doesn't go to hurricane sandy. that was stripped out friday before the vote was taken. this was for reimbursing the national federal relief program which everybody who is a flood victim benefits from. unless they've got their own flood insurance, which very few people have. they wanted to raise that debt ceiling because, after sandy, as after katrina, the flood relief program was in deficit. this is not something that involves fraud, waste or abuse. >> clarence thank you for being here tonight. >> always a pleasure. >> we'll be right back. stay with us. the truth about mascara is... it clumps. introducing a revolutionary new mascara. clump crusher...crusher. 200% more volume. zero clumps. new clump crusher from easy, breezy, beautiful covergirl. but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! at legalzoo
doesn't go to hurricane sandy. that was stripped out friday before the vote was taken. this was for reimbursing the national federal relief program which everybody who is a flood victim benefits from. unless they've got their own flood insurance, which very few people have. they wanted to raise that debt ceiling because, after sandy, as after katrina, the flood relief program was in deficit. this is not something that involves fraud, waste or abuse. >> clarence thank you for being here...
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he said no to sandy last week. but he said yes to federal funding in 2008 after flooding in his home state of wisconsin. and then there's congressman from mississippi. he voted against the sandy bill, too. but just four moblts ago, palazzo was thrilled to receive federal aid after hurricane isaac. he said we cannot thank the governor's office and fema enough for their continued support. he even held a press conference to talk about the importance of federal aid. >> i was able to sit in on a financial services hearing and we were talking about the importance of a national flood insurance program. 20,000 communities across america live on or near water and that program was so important to provide stability to families. >> that hipocracy is great. but, wait, there's more. after hurricane katrina in 2005, he was lining up to ask for federal help. he even put his name right on the paper work. send us money so we can put families back together. send us money? oh, i see. you need those funds right away when it's going to
he said no to sandy last week. but he said yes to federal funding in 2008 after flooding in his home state of wisconsin. and then there's congressman from mississippi. he voted against the sandy bill, too. but just four moblts ago, palazzo was thrilled to receive federal aid after hurricane isaac. he said we cannot thank the governor's office and fema enough for their continued support. he even held a press conference to talk about the importance of federal aid. >> i was able to sit in on...
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in sandy hook, youngsters were dismembered. >> this man not be a man who wants to wear silk and furs. >> cpac comes to town. >> my filibuster was a message to the president -- good intentions are not enough. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> there are a number of budget plans out there this week with a one tosomething and each offend someone. how about paul ryan? >> thankfully the american people have made it clear that they reject paul ryan's approach, and house republican'' brazen attempt to balance the budget on the backs of seniors. >> the election did not go our way -- believe me, i know what that feels like it does that mean we surrender our principles? forhe plan would cut taxes everybody and eventually replace medicare with a voucher plan, cut medicaid by over $700 billion in 10 years. do the democrats have a better idea, mark? >> the democrats have a better idea by basically not letting anything compete in the spotlight with paul ryan's. numbersho looks at believe that you can cut the deficit in 10 years while simultaneously increasing defen
in sandy hook, youngsters were dismembered. >> this man not be a man who wants to wear silk and furs. >> cpac comes to town. >> my filibuster was a message to the president -- good intentions are not enough. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> there are a number of budget plans out there this week with a one tosomething and each offend someone. how about paul ryan? >> thankfully the american people have made it clear that they...
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unitedhealthcare. >>> has the white house done enough to prevent future sandy hooks? nearly one year since the devastating massacre, vice president joe biden met 28 families who lost loved ones in the sandy look shooting. he pledged $100 million for a health initiative as one way to stem gun violence. it is part of a litany of promises the president has made over the past year. >> in the coming weeks, i'll use whatever power this office holds to engage my fellow citizens from law enforcement to mental health professionals to parents and educators. in an effort aimed at preventing more tragedies like this. >> in the recommendations we provided on monday, call for executive actions he could sign, legislation co-call for, and long term research that should be undertaken. >> we need everybody to remember how we felt 100 days ago and make sure what we said at that time wasn't just a bunch of platitudes. that we meant it. >> so let's keep him accountable. has the obama administration done enough to fulfill all the promises they've made to those families? let's bring in the
unitedhealthcare. >>> has the white house done enough to prevent future sandy hooks? nearly one year since the devastating massacre, vice president joe biden met 28 families who lost loved ones in the sandy look shooting. he pledged $100 million for a health initiative as one way to stem gun violence. it is part of a litany of promises the president has made over the past year. >> in the coming weeks, i'll use whatever power this office holds to engage my fellow citizens from law...
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one of the children who attended sandy hook school joins us tonight. monte frank is the organizer and one of the riders of team 26, and he joins us from washington, d.c. i heard that when you pulled out that it was raining. what is it like to do this ride in the middle of winter? >> the conditions were horrific. we left baltimore in a torrential downpour and it was 45 degrees. so we--the skies can be clear a little bit. just before we started the event with the congressional delegation but it was pretty cold and nasty coming in. buti talked to him every night on the way down and he said it's great to be on your wheels. they kept saying, we've got 26 angels guiding me along. we were also very inspired by representative gabby giffords when she tweeted to us when your legs get tired keep pedaling. and we did that and we arrived. >> michael: those pieces of inspiration are amazing. it's a somber journey you're taking but there is a great deal of energy that took you to washington and a great deal of resolve. tell me about the mood of the riders. >> well, w
one of the children who attended sandy hook school joins us tonight. monte frank is the organizer and one of the riders of team 26, and he joins us from washington, d.c. i heard that when you pulled out that it was raining. what is it like to do this ride in the middle of winter? >> the conditions were horrific. we left baltimore in a torrential downpour and it was 45 degrees. so we--the skies can be clear a little bit. just before we started the event with the congressional delegation...
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at sandy hook elementary. e.j., thanks for joining me. >> good to be with you. happy new year. >> happy new year to you, e.j. how can these republicans vote against sandy relief and they continue to put ideology before people in need. how did they do this? >> well, i don't exactly know. i think it is worth noting that that kinder, gentler phrase came from george h.w. bush. it was a republican sentiment once upon time. it's going all the way back to the beginning of our republic. if there was ever any problem where we really had that great sentiment there but for the grace of god go i, it was on a storm or a natural disaster where it didn't matter whether you lived in new orleans or new york or anywhere else in the country, you knew that could happen to you. i think these right wing republicans, i'll give them credit, they still voted the right way, but these very conservative republicans think even disaster relief has to be offset by other cuts or some of them actually question the federal government's role he
at sandy hook elementary. e.j., thanks for joining me. >> good to be with you. happy new year. >> happy new year to you, e.j. how can these republicans vote against sandy relief and they continue to put ideology before people in need. how did they do this? >> well, i don't exactly know. i think it is worth noting that that kinder, gentler phrase came from george h.w. bush. it was a republican sentiment once upon time. it's going all the way back to the beginning of our...
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i didn't know it was somebody. >> that somebody was sandy ei kechlt nchl. sandy and etta stevens had once spent time together, nine months, twin sisters separated at birth. >> my twin sister. >> it is so funny to say it. >> yeah. it is still very strange to say it. >> this was our mom's house. >> born in chicago to an unwed mother whose own mother, an italian immigrant, forced her to give up her twins. etta and sandy were adopted by two different families. >> we were raised in jewish families. we had the same kind of growing up. she loved her adopted parents, as i did. >> i could have met my twin and maybe we didn't get along but we do. >> we do. we do. >> fraternal twins, which is why they don't look-alike. >> delightful to hold in heaven. i think we love to sing. >> they like the same makeup, even the same color. etta innocently wondered about her family's medical history just as illinois opened long-sealed birth records. that's when this birth certificate surfaced and right there, a huge surprise. when sandy eventually saw it, she was confused. i looked
i didn't know it was somebody. >> that somebody was sandy ei kechlt nchl. sandy and etta stevens had once spent time together, nine months, twin sisters separated at birth. >> my twin sister. >> it is so funny to say it. >> yeah. it is still very strange to say it. >> this was our mom's house. >> born in chicago to an unwed mother whose own mother, an italian immigrant, forced her to give up her twins. etta and sandy were adopted by two different families....
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for our first 45 minutes, thoughts on sandy hook on this one-year anniversary since the shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newtown connecticut. some in congress advocated for tougher gun laws. in our first 45 minutes who would like to get your views on gun control. have they changed since sandy hook and consequently other shootings, even as early as yesterday. here's how you can reach out to us this morning -- you can participate on a pole on our facebook page. and you can send this e-mail to journal@c-span.org. the connecticut-based papers play up the event of last year in this manner, the hartford .urrent out of connecticut go to the newtown local paper, not much mention of an anniversary event but they do have a listing of what the churches will be doing on the weekend and how they will commemorate things. the colorado papers picking up the story out of that high school yesterday. the denver post with the large headline -- for our first 45 minutes, in light of the anniversary at sandy hook and in light of efforts on gun control right after that -- you may remember as early as
for our first 45 minutes, thoughts on sandy hook on this one-year anniversary since the shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newtown connecticut. some in congress advocated for tougher gun laws. in our first 45 minutes who would like to get your views on gun control. have they changed since sandy hook and consequently other shootings, even as early as yesterday. here's how you can reach out to us this morning -- you can participate on a pole on our facebook page. and you can send this...
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anyway, do a lot of you remember the hurricane sandy victims? they got walloped all over again. as if politics were not causing enough misery, now mother nature is piling on more misery. this is incredible. >>> i want to pass along an alert. the federal reserve says the nation's largest bank that looks at 18 -- citicorp, bank of america -- are in better shape now than they were during the 2008 financial crisis and even as recently as year ago. the fed saying in its annual stress test they hold fewer bad loans-helped by the stronger economy. the fed announced will l it will approve the banks' plan to issue dividendses and repurchase shared. that was required to have a lot of cash on hands. but we do know at least after hours trading and citigroup and bank of america those stocks are up. a good report card. everything hit the fan could the banks stand the stress, and the feds say, we think they can. >>> this is not post hurricane sandy video you're looking at. this is from today. today. and new jerseysen divictims underwater again, all courtesy of storms from delware to maine. >>
anyway, do a lot of you remember the hurricane sandy victims? they got walloped all over again. as if politics were not causing enough misery, now mother nature is piling on more misery. this is incredible. >>> i want to pass along an alert. the federal reserve says the nation's largest bank that looks at 18 -- citicorp, bank of america -- are in better shape now than they were during the 2008 financial crisis and even as recently as year ago. the fed saying in its annual stress test...
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two of the riders today are the parents of a child from sandy hook. the political pressure against gun reform is always there. it's always there. everything you look at in this country that's ever happened on gun reform. you can also see the political pressure there on the other side. it always looks like it does now, but it is being met by a political force for gun reform that appears to be definitely equal if not greater, both in magnitude and intensity and commitment and that organized pressure is buoyed by the fact that gun reform has the country. a "washington post" poll today on gun policy. asked americans if they support universal background checks for anybody who wants to buy a gun. the nra opposes that, but what proportion wants checks? the proportion is is 91%. 90 freaking 1%. for comparisons sake, if you ask the american people, do you support capitalism, 64% yes. do you like italian food? 85% less. is it important to take a vacation? 61% say yes. universal background checks, it's at 91. they're more popular than italian and vacations. when
two of the riders today are the parents of a child from sandy hook. the political pressure against gun reform is always there. it's always there. everything you look at in this country that's ever happened on gun reform. you can also see the political pressure there on the other side. it always looks like it does now, but it is being met by a political force for gun reform that appears to be definitely equal if not greater, both in magnitude and intensity and commitment and that organized...
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proceeds will benefit the sandy hook school support fund. >>> tuesday is super bowl media day at the spro dome in new orleans. that's when fans fill the stands to watch their favorite super bowl players get interviewed by the press. >>> wednesday, tax season officially begins, ugh. the irs begins processing individual income tax returns, 1040 forms. other forms can be filed in late february or early march. new tax laws force the irs to update their systems and delay filing season this year. >>> on thursday senate confirmation hearings begin for defense secretary chuck hagel. he has secured support from several key senators but he's expected to face tough questioning from some republican opponents. and friday is expected to be hillary clinton's last day as secretary of state. the exact timing of her departure depends on hearings for john kerry who president obama tapped to replace her. that will do it for me. cnn newsroom continues right now with don lemon. have a great week. >>> hello, everyone. top of the hour. i'm don lemon. thank you so much for joining us. survivors of a nightclu
proceeds will benefit the sandy hook school support fund. >>> tuesday is super bowl media day at the spro dome in new orleans. that's when fans fill the stands to watch their favorite super bowl players get interviewed by the press. >>> wednesday, tax season officially begins, ugh. the irs begins processing individual income tax returns, 1040 forms. other forms can be filed in late february or early march. new tax laws force the irs to update their systems and delay filing...
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political player, they encourage people to get political over christmas and thanksgiving and politicize sandy hook to deny they're politicizing regulations would be absurd. of course they are. >> yesterday the obama administration bragged they had dramatically cut the number of errors. in today's "new york times," insurance companies are quoted as saying that sutter nonsense. they say obama officials are overstating the fixes and this exchange is still riddled with mistakes. yet more deceptions from the obama white house? >> of course. this is a white house that for the past month has been trying to tell people we'll fix the website and everything will be okay. so they fixed the user interface elements, but the behind the scenes stuff, the accounting mechanisms, the accounting mechanisms, the database, they're still broken. you can get on the website and get an e-mail saying you have insurance, but you haven't really paid for it so you don't have the insurance and the insurance companies don't know who you are. come next year you'll be in a world of hurt. they're going to force the insurance
political player, they encourage people to get political over christmas and thanksgiving and politicize sandy hook to deny they're politicizing regulations would be absurd. of course they are. >> yesterday the obama administration bragged they had dramatically cut the number of errors. in today's "new york times," insurance companies are quoted as saying that sutter nonsense. they say obama officials are overstating the fixes and this exchange is still riddled with mistakes. yet...
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sandy was the biggest hurricane and there will be bigger and bigger ones coming. which is why it's almost more frighten weg almost didn't know about san d's power until it was too late. a new documentary called "coming storms" shows exactly what happened. >> reporter: just a month before sandy, one of those key goes satellites that watches it goes down. >> it was enough uncertainty while we're still in hurricane season that we took the precaution to move the other satellite over. >> reporter: perhaps, some experts say, a foreshadowing. dr. kenneth tremberth says noaa got lucky. they had a backup satellite standing by. >> if there's a major failure of the satellites, that would be a major disaster indeed. we would be blinded in many respects. we would not be able to see what's going on in the season as well as we can now. >> it's pretty amazing. there's some serious questions raised by "cnn presents." this sunday, "the coming storms." our own chad myers is "outfront" tonight. it shoes how bag things might be. what would happen if researchers didn't have that satell
sandy was the biggest hurricane and there will be bigger and bigger ones coming. which is why it's almost more frighten weg almost didn't know about san d's power until it was too late. a new documentary called "coming storms" shows exactly what happened. >> reporter: just a month before sandy, one of those key goes satellites that watches it goes down. >> it was enough uncertainty while we're still in hurricane season that we took the precaution to move the other...
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plus, survivors of the sandy hook shooting set to appear at this year's grammy awards. is that a healthy distraction or is it true they're being exploited? with a machine. what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello? ally bank. your money needs an ally. when she's happy, she writes about bunnies. when she's sad, she writes about goblins. [ balloon pops, goblin growling ] she wrote a lot about goblins after getting burned in the market. but she found someone to talk to and gained the confidence to start investing again. ♪ and that's what you call a storybook ending. it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. why not talk to someone who owns an adjustable version of the most highly recommended bed in america? ask me about my tempur advanced ergo. goes up. goes up. ask me what it's like to get a massage anytime you want. goes down. goes down. [ male announcer ] tempur-pedic brand owners are more satisfied than owners of any traditional matt
plus, survivors of the sandy hook shooting set to appear at this year's grammy awards. is that a healthy distraction or is it true they're being exploited? with a machine. what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello? ally bank. your money needs an ally. when she's happy, she writes about bunnies. when she's sad, she writes about goblins. [ balloon pops, goblin growling ] she wrote a lot...
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since sandy hook? talk to me on twitter. i will read some of your tweets through the the day. >>> on tuesday, the senate will take up the house budget for the first test vote. success in the senate is not certain. some republicans saying it does not address the deficit. so is it a good deal? a member of the appropriations committee, and a member of the blue dog coalition. you're a busy guy. >> a little busy. thank you so much for joining me. you voted for this budget deal. what do you like about it? >> two things. one, it's going to avoid a shutdown. we had a shutdown that was not good. that means we failed at doing our job, number one. two, we will not be stuck with the budget and be able to work on other items. >> interesting op ed. i'm going to read part of it. while the the deal is a start, it does not fix our fundamental problems and the largest drivers of our debt. as you listen to those points they're making, what's your test on that assessment? >> absolutely correct. this is just a modest step.
since sandy hook? talk to me on twitter. i will read some of your tweets through the the day. >>> on tuesday, the senate will take up the house budget for the first test vote. success in the senate is not certain. some republicans saying it does not address the deficit. so is it a good deal? a member of the appropriations committee, and a member of the blue dog coalition. you're a busy guy. >> a little busy. thank you so much for joining me. you voted for this budget deal. what...
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yet today palazzo voted no to help the victims of hurricane sandy. when severe flooding damaged paul ryan's district in wisconsin, ryan made sure his constituents got government help. his quote was "i have been inspired by the support and compassion demonstrated by wisconsinites who have reached out to help their neighbors in need." he said at the time. today ryan made no mention of compassion, noting it would be irresponsible to raise an insolvent program's debt ceiling without making necessary reforms. and of course he voted no. joining me tonight, "daly show" co-creator lizz winstead. i guess there are no boundaries when it comes to politics in this country. great to have you with us tonight, lizz. >> thanks, ed. >> what do you make of all of this? >> living here, and also when the -- when the tornadoes hit in minneapolis, i was there helping those folks too with a fantastic mayor r.t. rybak. so watching this hit my neighborhood and going to redhook and seeing how people couldn't access a lot of these people. it was really hard. and helping people
yet today palazzo voted no to help the victims of hurricane sandy. when severe flooding damaged paul ryan's district in wisconsin, ryan made sure his constituents got government help. his quote was "i have been inspired by the support and compassion demonstrated by wisconsinites who have reached out to help their neighbors in need." he said at the time. today ryan made no mention of compassion, noting it would be irresponsible to raise an insolvent program's debt ceiling without...
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new jersey governor chris christie who applauded president obama for his response to hurricane sandy right before the election, was not invited. and yesterday members did not react well to ohio senator rob portman announcing his son is guy and now supports gay marriage. >>> coming up next at 5:00, a first for san francisco, the new cruise ship calling the city home. we'll hear from the passengers taking part in the inaugural trip. >> we'll introduce you to the man who was chosen to design a chal is for the pope. >> reporter: live in san carlos, a former 49er is saying good-bye to fans and also raising money for a charity very close to his heart. that story coming up. >> so far a sunny start to st. patrick's day weekend. we're still seeing temperatures outside right now in the 70s around the north bay, a little breezy out there but you can see the clear skies right now. look to west, more clouds filling in and changes ahead. we've got rain back in the 7-day forecast. will it arrive for the end of the weekend? we'll look at that when we come right back. well, well, well. growing up, we
new jersey governor chris christie who applauded president obama for his response to hurricane sandy right before the election, was not invited. and yesterday members did not react well to ohio senator rob portman announcing his son is guy and now supports gay marriage. >>> coming up next at 5:00, a first for san francisco, the new cruise ship calling the city home. we'll hear from the passengers taking part in the inaugural trip. >> we'll introduce you to the man who was chosen...
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both georgia senators voted against sandy relief. but i'll explain why the constituents of georgia shouldn't have to wait for federal assistance if they need it. >>> and a san francisco 49er is apologizing after his comments about gay players. i'll talk with a former nfl player, wade davis, about the changing attitude toward gay athletes in professional sports. you can listen to my radio show on sirius xm radio channel 127 monday through friday noon to 3:00 p.m. certainly we want you to share your thoughts with us on our facebook and on twitter using the hashtag edshow. and we are coming right back. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." democrats either swim or get eaten up in the world created by citizens united. if you're going to play in this fishbowl you'd better be the shark, right? citizens united is still a very horrible decision. it created super pacs, which threaten our democracy through the secret money and powerful corporate interests. but democrats, what else are they going to do? they've got to get in the game. until someth
both georgia senators voted against sandy relief. but i'll explain why the constituents of georgia shouldn't have to wait for federal assistance if they need it. >>> and a san francisco 49er is apologizing after his comments about gay players. i'll talk with a former nfl player, wade davis, about the changing attitude toward gay athletes in professional sports. you can listen to my radio show on sirius xm radio channel 127 monday through friday noon to 3:00 p.m. certainly we want you...
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and now we're on day 78 for sandy and the victims. you have to wonder what these people are thinking about. this is a new kind -- this is a new breed of republican now that says that we must pay for these emergencies. they've recommended drastic cuts in domestic spending in order to do it. eliminating almost all foreign aid in order to pay for sandy, and, of course, the republicans, the local ones, christie, et cetera, are saying -- and certainly peter king, what is the matter with you people? >> sure. >> we need the help. >> now, jonathan, we read in "the new york times" this weekend that nearly 100 amendments have been introduced to the sandy relief package to make its passage less likely. i mean, did they not realize what happened when speaker boehner refused to table the motion first time around and there was a public outcry across the nation, not just across the northeast? >> but you have to remember, these members, these republican members, have been re-elected with better than 55% of the vote in almost all cases. they face no t
and now we're on day 78 for sandy and the victims. you have to wonder what these people are thinking about. this is a new kind -- this is a new breed of republican now that says that we must pay for these emergencies. they've recommended drastic cuts in domestic spending in order to do it. eliminating almost all foreign aid in order to pay for sandy, and, of course, the republicans, the local ones, christie, et cetera, are saying -- and certainly peter king, what is the matter with you people?...
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yet today palazzo voted no to help the victims of hurricane sandy. when severe flooding damaged paul ryan's district in wisconsin, ryan made sure his constituents got government help. his quote was i have been inspired by the support and cam passion demonstrated by wisconsinites who have reached out to help their neighbors in need. he said at this the time. today ryan made no mention of compassion, noting it would be irresponsible to raise an insolvent program's debt ceiling without making necessary reforms. and of course he voted no. joining me tonight, "daly show" co-creator lizz winstead. i guess there are no boundaries when it comes to politics in this country. great to have you with us tonight, lizz. >> thanks, ed. >> what do you make of all of this? >> living here, and also when the -- when the tornadoes hit in minneapolis, i was there helping those folks too with a fantastic mayor r.t. ryeback. so watching this hit my neighborhood and going to redhook and seeing how people couldn't access a lot of these people. it was really hard. and helping
yet today palazzo voted no to help the victims of hurricane sandy. when severe flooding damaged paul ryan's district in wisconsin, ryan made sure his constituents got government help. his quote was i have been inspired by the support and cam passion demonstrated by wisconsinites who have reached out to help their neighbors in need. he said at this the time. today ryan made no mention of compassion, noting it would be irresponsible to raise an insolvent program's debt ceiling without making...